San Diego Elites · Marketing & Communications

Cesia Ubau

Crafting stories, building community, and amplifying every moment.

Director of Marketing Communications Bilingual EN · ES
8+
Years of Storytelling
200+
Stories Crafted
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Languages — EN & ES
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Service Pillars
Meet Cesia

Her angle on communications & storytelling.

Cesia doesn't see communications as a checklist of channels — she sees it as a craft. Every brand has a story worth telling; her job is to find it, shape it, and put it in front of the people who need to hear it.

Great communications isn't louder — it's truer. Tell the right story, in the right voice, to the right room — and the brand stops chasing attention and starts earning it. — Cesia Ubau

The Storyteller Finding the truth inside every brand — and giving it a voice.
The Strategist Behind every campaign — a clear plan, a sharp message, a real audience.
The Connector Filling rooms with the right people — the ones who show up for each other.
About

From Nicaragua to San Diego — a story-driven craft.

Cesia Ubau is a dynamic marketing and communications professional whose roots trace back to Nicaragua, where she earned her degree in Communications. That foundation — built on storytelling, media strategy, and cross-cultural fluency — has shaped her into the creative force behind San Diego Elites' brand presence.

As Director of Marketing & Communications, Cesia orchestrates everything from social media campaigns and email marketing to event promotion, brand partnerships, and community engagement. Her bilingual fluency in English and Spanish allows her to connect with San Diego's diverse professional community in a way that feels personal and authentic.

Philosophy

Marketing isn't selling. It's creating moments that make people feel they belong.

With a sharp eye for design and an instinct for what resonates, Cesia transforms events into movements. She crafts the narratives that keep members engaged between gatherings, builds anticipation for upcoming events, and ensures every touchpoint — from an Instagram story to an email invitation — reflects the elegance and energy of the San Diego Elites brand.

Beyond the strategy, Cesia is a connector at heart. That philosophy drives every campaign she creates and every community she builds.

Services

What I do.

Six pillars built around one idea — every story is a chance to bring people closer to the brand.

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Social Media Strategy & Management

Full-spectrum social management across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Content calendars, brand voice, community engagement, and analytics-driven growth.

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Event Marketing & Promotion

End-to-end event marketing from initial buzz through post-event follow-up. Email campaigns, social teasers, influencer coordination, and RSVP-driving strategies that fill every room.

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Brand Identity & Storytelling

Compelling brand narratives that resonate. Visual identity guidance, copywriting, messaging frameworks, and content creation that captures the essence of your brand.

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Email Marketing & Automation

Email campaigns members actually open. Newsletter strategy, segmentation, automation workflows, and engagement analytics that drive real results.

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Community & Partnerships

Authentic relationships with members, sponsors, and partner organizations. Collaboration strategy, ambassador programs, and cross-promotional campaigns.

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Bilingual Communications

Native-level English and Spanish content creation. Reaching San Diego's diverse professional community with messaging that's culturally resonant — not just translated.

Process

From first call to launch.

A clear four-step rhythm — so you always know what's happening, what's next, and where the wins are coming from.

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Discovery

We start with a real conversation — your business, your audience, your goals, the moments that have worked, and the ones that haven't. Honest input in, smart strategy out.

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Strategy

A custom marketing & communications roadmap built around your specific needs — content pillars, brand voice, channel mix, cadence, and the AI-visibility plan to match.

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Execution

We bring the plan to life with precision — social campaigns, email, events, partnerships, content drops — and keep you informed every step of the way.

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Deliver & Support

Reporting, optimization, and ongoing partnership — long after launch. We track what's working, double down on the wins, and keep iterating with you.

AI Visibility

Be cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AI.

Search has split in two. Half your audience still types into Google — the other half just asks an AI. We optimize your brand to be answered by both, so you show up exactly when buyers are deciding.

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Generative Engine Optimization

We rewrite and structure your highest-intent pages so AI engines can read, cite, and recommend them — semantic structure, fact density, schema, and the kind of clear answers LLMs love to quote.

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AI Citation Tracking

We monitor ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews for mentions of your brand — so you can see exactly where you appear, where the gaps are, and how that picture changes month over month.

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Authority & Trust Signals

Earned mentions in trusted publications — SD Union-Tribune, KPBS, podcasts, industry press — build the kind of brand graph AI models actually trust. We do the outreach, you get the citations.

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60%+
of users now ask AI engines for recommendations before searching Google.
$17B
projected GEO market by 2034 — at a 45.5% CAGR.
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San Diego agencies offering GEO + narrative PR for small business — until now.
What People Say

Voices from the community.

Cesia has completely transformed how we communicate with our members. Our open rates doubled, our events sell out faster, and the brand has never looked better. She doesn't just do marketing — she builds community.

Dennis Langlais
Founder · San Diego Elites

Working with Cesia on event promotions has been incredible. She has this ability to create excitement and anticipation that gets people talking weeks before an event even happens.

Event Partner
San Diego Elites Collaborator

What sets Cesia apart is her ability to connect with people in both English and Spanish. She makes everyone feel seen and welcome — and that energy comes through in everything she creates.

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San Diego Elites Member
Schedule

Pick a time. Make it real.

Browse Cesia's open times — confirmation lands in your inbox and on your phone instantly. No back-and-forth, no calendar tetris.

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Get in touch

Connect with Cesia.

Drop a note about your project, your event, or how you'd like to work together — Cesia replies personally.

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